Something I am very bad about is keeping in touch and staying in touch with people that I care about. And what I love about this whole situation that I'm such a failure at, is when people that I don't reach out to, care enough about me to not let me go into my own little world but nag, yell, and get angry at me until I do pick up the phone to call (or text..which is still progress in my book). I love that my family would love me enough to yell at me. That's what keeps me sane or something close to it I suppose.
An Open Letter -- Part 1
"Forever O Lord Your Word is settled in heaven" - Ps 119:105 "The grass withers, the flower fades But the word of our God stands forever" - Is 40:8 A few summers ago, we went to Paris and in our exploration of the city, we walked into the Pantheon in Paris. Beautiful architecture, white walls, high gothic arched ceilings with a heavy, murky vibe. The Pantheon is essentially a cemetery for notable French figures, leaders and philosophers. One of the first burial monuments we came upon was Voltaire, 18th century French philosopher and writer. Also a strong critic of Christianity and the Scriptures. He famously said that within 100 years of his death, the Bible would become obsolete, 'a museum piece'. Ironically, a century after his death, Voltaire's house and printing press were used to print Bibles by the Evangelical Society of Geneva. The famous man that once uttered those words has himself became a museum piece. "The grass withers, the flower fad...
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